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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2021 Aug 31;174(11):1519–1527. doi: 10.7326/M21-1007

Table 3:

Proportions of participants who completed advance care planning activities at 2, 4, and 6 months from all observed data

Two months Four months % (n/N) Six months

Completion of all ACP activities
 Intervention 3.6 (15/412) 9.9 (36/364) 15.5 (64/413)
 Usual care 3.9 (15/372) 5.7 (23/405) 8.6 (37/430)
Completion of living will*
 Intervention 15.6 (45/288) 26.8 (72/269) 31.9 (99/310)
 Usual care 12.9 (38/295) 15.6 (46/294) 21.5 (67/311)
Assignment of healthcare agent*
 Intervention 22.4 (70/313) 32.5 (95/292) 36.3 (122/336)
 Usual care 16.5 (52/315) 18.4 (57/310) 20.9 (68/325)
Communication about quality versus quantity of life*
 Intervention 56.9 (70/123) 69.7 (76/109) 69.9 (93/133)
 Usual care 50.3 (75/149) 55.5 (81/146) 57.1 (89/156)
*

Denominators are individuals who had not completed this activity at baseline.